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munity that the universe had a beginning, it was created from
nothing and will have an end just as it was proclaimed in the
Qur’an 1400 years ago. Later on, it was discovered by science
that what we call “matter” is a “collection of perceptions,” the
original of which we can never reach. It was the rebuttal of
these two basic claims of the materialist philosophy which
ultimately invalidated it.

99. How did the universe come into being?

He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth…
(Surat al-An‘am: 101)
Today, scientists have reached a consensus that the uni-
verse came into being out of nothing—suddenly, with a great
explosion called the Big Bang. Compelling evidence which
caused the Big Bang Theory to be inevitably accepted is as
follows:
Expansion of the universe: In 1929, Edwin Hubble discov-
ered that all heavenly objects move away from each other,
which is evidence that the universe constantly expands.
This is conclusive proof that the universe came into being
by the explosion of a single point (the Big Bang).
Cosmic Background Radiation: Since the universe
emerged as a result of an explosion, there had to be some
radiation left over from this explosion and this radiation should
have pervaded the entire universe uniformly. Unsurprisingly,
this radiation was found in 1965. Subsequently its existence
was conclusively confirmed with the help of satellites.
The hydrogen-helium ratio in the universe: Another sig-

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